William MARSHALL
Male 1830 - Yes, date unknown


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The William MARSHALL Letters - Letter 5

This letter written January 11th 1855 from Varna. William MARSHALL was still employed as a Seaman on board HMSS Inflexable

Transcribed by Ruairidh Greig

William Marshall Correspondence – Letter 5

William Marshall was the second son of John Marshall and Sarah Lawrence, born at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, in October 1830. The following letters were kept by his niece, my Great Grandmother Helen Urquhart (ms Marshall). According to Jessie Urquhart, her daughter, William was a whaler who returned to the Arctic and married an Eskimo. Auntie Sissie (Sarah Urquhart) met him on a visit to Peterhead and said that in his hand knitted vest and long pants, he looked to her like a polar bear. – Ruairidh Greig

There is a transcription of this letter following the images.

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Letter 5

Varna January 11th 1855

Dear Sister

I write you this few lines to let you know that I am well at present thank god for it hopeing this will find you enjoying the same blessing I got your kind letter on the first of the month I have little time else I would wrote you before I think it verey strange that my brother has never wrote to me this last two months I think he might have wrote me in your letter you about me being wounded but I have better luck thank god I have seen Hogan since he was wounded but he is better and is ashore to the trenches again I don’t know when we will take sebastipsol they are night and day and it is very cold up here there is some of the ships gone home and I should like to come to but we I will be home some time if god spares us I want warm soke and we canot get them here if you oblidge me by sending out 2 pairs to buy cloths for the ship that was fetching out the winter clothing went down with all hands if you send it send four letters and put a half sovringn in each post them as many letters and send theme over land give my respects to your mother and sister I will give you more news when I write you next

Goodbye

No More at present

But Reaimans your loveing

Brother William Marshall

Direct William Marshall

Seaman on board HMSS

Inflexible

Black Sea Fleet

Via Marseile



Owner/SourceRuairidh Greig
Date26 Nov 2008
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